To connect the global Jewish community for its first Passover in the age of social distancing, JDC is deploying special online and digital holiday tools to strengthen community and help Jews in isolation reach their families, friends, and wider Jewish world. These offerings … [Read more...] about JDC Deploying Digital Passover Resources to Connect Global Jewish Community
Claims Conference
Holocaust Survivors to Receive Increased Social Services
With the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. as a backdrop, the German delegation met with the Claims Conference negotiating delegation and heard first-hand testimony from survivors about the critical need for funding increases. The negotiations resulted in a €75 m … [Read more...] about Holocaust Survivors to Receive Increased Social Services
New Survey by Claims Conference Finds Significant Lack of Holocaust Knowledge in the United States
On the occasion of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) has released a comprehensive national survey of Holocaust awareness and knowledge among adults in the United States. The survey found there … [Read more...] about New Survey by Claims Conference Finds Significant Lack of Holocaust Knowledge in the United States
Germany to Compensate 25,000 Holocaust Survivors from Algeria
Jews who resided in Algeria between July 1940 and November 1942, and suffered from Nazi persecution may now be eligible for payment through the Claims Conference Hardship Fund. Those eligible will be entitled to a one-time payment of 2,556.46 Euros. It is estimated that there … [Read more...] about Germany to Compensate 25,000 Holocaust Survivors from Algeria
Thousands of Needy Elderly Jews in Former Soviet Union to Receive Honey, Apples, Extra Food for Rosh Hashanah
This Rosh Hashana, thousands of poor, elderly Jews across the former Soviet Union (FSU) will receive extra food and traditional holiday fare, including apples and honey, to celebrate the Jewish New Year. The special Rosh Hashana aid - provided by the American Jewish Joint … [Read more...] about Thousands of Needy Elderly Jews in Former Soviet Union to Receive Honey, Apples, Extra Food for Rosh Hashanah
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